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Lakeshore sewer extension costs will delay other projects

Lakeshore sewer extension costs will delay other projects

Bids to finish the Lakeshore Drive - Pinewood Park sewer extension have come in so high, the city will have to delay other capital projects to pay for it. "It's 1.
Donated bras give former slaves jobs

Donated bras give former slaves jobs

Adam MacKenzie and Steph Twigg, students at Nipissing University, supervise the donation table for Alpha Phi Sigma's human trafficking awareness project.
Golf Courses already prepping for spring golf

Golf Courses already prepping for spring golf

Osprey Links Superintendent Craig Moody removes snow off the 16th green. PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON. It may still look like winter but Craig Moody is thinking about golf in the North Bay area.
Operation Maple Caravan to roll through North Bay

Operation Maple Caravan to roll through North Bay

Submitted photo Highway 17 through North Bay will be busier than normal over the next couple of days.
Northern lights visible tonight

Northern lights visible tonight

If we are lucky, it will be another great light show overhead tonight. A pair of solar blasts have sent a cloud of magnetized gas into space, triggering a strong geomagnetic storm. That's what causes the northern lights.
Updated: Plane found,no survivors Plane missing in Georgian Bay

Updated: Plane found,no survivors Plane missing in Georgian Bay

The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Wednesday afternoon police found three bodies at the crash site near the mouth of the Pickerel River. Three bodies were located at the remote site in bush near Georgian Bay. Bodies had yet to be recovered.
Open Arms opens doors for a weekly meal

Open Arms opens doors for a weekly meal

Breaded pork, scalloped potatoes and vegetables are on the menu this night at the Open Arms Cafe. Photo by Dennis Chippa. On any given Wednesday, the basement of St. John the Divine Church on Main Street is a beehive of activity.
Whats up with the Hole?

Whats up with the Hole?

For 40 years the Hole was a vital component in Canada’s Air Defence. Fast forward to 2015, and now this historical facility is nine years without a full-time tenant.
Merrick wind farm next in crosshairs

Merrick wind farm next in crosshairs

File photo. The Mattawan wind farm may be dead, but Innergex Renewable Energy says that won’t affect its plans to put up to 60 wind turbines in Merrick Township, just north of North Bay. But not if Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli can help it.
Basketball camp scores high for Junior Lakers

Basketball camp scores high for Junior Lakers

The energy levels are high at the Nipissing Student Athletic Centre. Sunlight streams in through the high windows, near the ceiling.